Season Summary

  • 3 wins, 13 losses, 0 ties
  • Finished 5th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Mon Jul 8 8:00 PM
WPG 14 @ MTL 33 L  
Ex
Wed Jul 10 8:15 PM
WPG 1 @ TOR 35 L  
Ex
Mon Jul 15 9:00 PM
EDM 24 @ WPG 13 L  
Ex
Mon Jul 22 9:00 PM
OTT 43 @ WPG 35 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 30 9:00 PM
BC 18 @ WPG 16 L  
1
Sun Aug 4 4:00 PM
WPG 8 @ SSK 27 L  
2
Sun Aug 11 5:00 PM
WPG 8 @ CGY 43 L  
3
Sun Aug 18 3:00 PM
CGY 31 @ WPG 0 L  
4
Sun Aug 25 5:00 PM
WPG 17 @ BC 10 W  
5Bye
6
Wed Sep 4 8:00 PM
WPG 17 @ OTT 24 L  
6
Sun Sep 8 3:30 PM
MTL 21 @ WPG 15 L  
7
Sun Sep 15 4:00 PM
WPG 3 @ SSK 31 L  
8
Sun Sep 22 3:30 PM
EDM 13 @ WPG 25 W  
9
Sun Sep 29 3:30 PM
TOR 15 @ WPG 9 L CTV
10
Sat Oct 5 2:00 PM
WPG 13 @ HAM 23 L  
11
Sun Oct 13 3:30 PM
EDM 22 @ WPG 8 L  
12
Sat Oct 19 11:00 PM
WPG 14 @ BC 16 L  
13
Wed Oct 23 9:00 PM
SSK 24 @ WPG 7 L  
13
Sun Oct 27 4:00 PM
WPG 22 @ EDM 32 L  
14
Sun Nov 3 3:30 PM
CGY 24 @ WPG 28 W CTVW
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 3 13 0 6 210 374 W1 1-5-0
    Home 8 2 6 0 4 108 168 W1 2-4-0
    Visitor 8 1 7 0 2 102 206 L5 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 12 3 9 0 6 156 291 W1 2-4-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 0 4 0 0 54 83 L4 0-4-0

Full 1968 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (2-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 5 (2-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (1-10-0)
After 2nd 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (1-7-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 14 (2-12-0)
After 3rd 4 (1-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 5 (1-4-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (2-9-0)
After 4th 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 13 (0-13-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.555 2-4-0 (6) 1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.527 0-2-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.281
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.625
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.531
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.781
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.464
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.286
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.714
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.643
19681967 +/-
Average Combined Score 36.50 -2.62
Average Winning Score 23.33 +2.58
Average Losing Score 10.77 +0.02
Average Home Score 13.50 -0.25
Average Visitor Score 12.75 +0.00
Average Margin of Victory 7.67 -3.08
Average Margin of Loss 14.38 -6.03
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Winnipeg 108 (13.5) 102 (12.8) 210 (13.1)
Opponent 206 (25.8) 168 (21.0) 374 (23.4)
1st Winnipeg 26 (3.3) 3 (0.4) 29 (1.8)
Opponent 71 (8.9) 41 (5.1) 112 (7.0)
2nd Winnipeg 42 (5.3) 38 (4.8) 80 (5.0)
Opponent 51 (6.4) 54 (6.8) 105 (6.6)
3rd Winnipeg 23 (2.9) 11 (1.4) 34 (2.1)
Opponent 56 (7.0) 25 (3.1) 81 (5.1)
4th Winnipeg 17 (2.1) 50 (6.3) 67 (4.2)
Opponent 28 (3.5) 48 (6.0) 76 (4.8)
Head Coach
1968 Player Awards and Nominations
1968 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Dave Raimey (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — Phil Minnick (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Ken Nielsen (Winner)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1968 All-Star Selections
1 All-Canadian Selections
FL Ken Nielsen
5 All-Division Selections
RB Dave Raimey
FL Ken Nielsen
DE Bill Whisler
LB Phil Minnick (Tie)
DB Ernie “Zazu” Pitts

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3)   Pierre Quindon (T) Ottawa
2–3 (12)   John Francis (HB) Saskatchewan
3–3 (21)   John Bitchok Manitoba
4–3 (30)   John Sutton Loyola
5–3 (39)   Phil Payne Western Ontario
6–3 (47)   Rivo Ilves Toronto (UofT)
7–3 (54)   Don Destonis McGill
8–3 (61)   Larry Shields Manitoba
9–3   Pass
10–3   Pass
11–3   Pass

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